Illinois · House Bill 4753 · 103rd General Assembly

CASE REVIEW-HOMICIDE VICTIMS

HB 4753 Sponsored by Kam Buckner Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act. Provides for the review of the case file of open unresolved murders. Defines "open unresolved murder" as any criminal activity in which death occurred more than 3 years prior to the date of the application for review of the case file under the Act, for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and for which no likely perpetrator has been…

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Creates the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act. Provides for the review of the case file of open unresolved murders. Defines "open unresolved murder" as any criminal activity in which death occurred more than 3 years prior to the date of the application for review of the case file under the Act, for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and for which no likely perpetrator has been identified. Provides that the person or persons performing the review shall not have previously investigated the murder. Provides that only one case review shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same murder victim. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall develop a written application to be used for persons to request a case file review. Provides that the applicable agency shall conduct a full reinvestigation of the murder if the review of the case file concludes that a full reinvestigation of the murder would result in probative investigative leads. Provides for the compilation and publication of specified information and statistics regarding open unresolved murders by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall employ or designate a minimum number of family liaison officers proportionate to the average number of homicides in the agency's jurisdiction within the previous 5 years of the date of employment with the maximum ratio of 40 homicides per each family liaison officer employed. Each agency may establish a lower ratio for hiring of family liaison officers. Establishes the duties and training for family liaison officers. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act to make conforming changes.

Every action

39 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  7. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  12. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  14. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  21. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-002-000 · House Judiciary - Criminal
  22. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  28. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  29. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  30. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  31. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  1. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  3. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 4, 2024 House Judiciary - Criminal Judiciary - Criminal - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 13

No · 2

 Passed 13–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 25 cosponsors: 25 Democrats.

All 25 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.